Christmas Cards Start a Century-Old Global Tradition
The article traces the origins of Christmas cards to 1843 when Henry Cole commissioned John Calcott Horsley to design a festive card. It describes the first thousand lithographed copies, their sale in a London shop, and the rapid spread to the United States via Albany merchant R. J. Pease. The piece notes Dickens and Victoria era influences and the rise of mass greeting card production worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cole
Royal Academy
John Calcott Horsley
United States
States
Albany, New York
R. J. Pease
Manitoba conference on elementary education in Winnipeg
Local attendees at the first Manitoba conference on elementary education met in Winnipeg from November 30 to December 3. Speakers included June Callwood and Sybil Shack who urged reform while others defended current practices and emphasized classroom realities and discovery over memorization.
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Robert G. Deveson
Shoal Lake
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Manitoba Teachers’ Society
Manitoba Department of Education
Faculty of Education
University of Manitoba
Manitoba Association of School Trustees
Department of Education
Toronto
June Callwood
Trent Frayne
Newfoundland
Canada
Ance
Walter H. Worth
Edmonton
Brandon College Dr E J Tyler Addresses 1966 Graduates
Dr E J Tyler of Brandon College spoke in Brandon about education technology and planning as the focus of modern culture. The 1966 Birdtail River Collegiate graduates totaled seventy one with sixty two pursuing further study and nine employed locally or in construction. Nursing topped the list with ten training as Registered Nurses, others in Education Arts Science Engineering Home Economics Architecture and more.
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Brandon
E. J. Tyler
Brandon College
Birdtail River
Faculty of Education
Manitoba Institute of Technology
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Chaintman
Henry Cole
London
England
Prince Albert
Queen Victoria
Merry Christmas
Gammack
Decker
Kady-Lo Feed Service Mill
Bill Lewycky
Ping’s
Hamiote
Manitobe
Sybil Shack
Isaac Brock School
Miss Callwood
Ignor
Czechoslovakia
U.S
Russia
St. Regis
St. Regis Hotel
Smith Street
Seregiu
Hamiota Bakery
Pittendreigh Bros
Bill and George and
Staff
Dawson’s Dry Cleaners
Strickland Agencies Ltd
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